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3 May 2013
Doncaster: Mayor who tried to cut Pride funding voted out of office 8 Doncaster Mayor Peter Davies, who previously tried to cut funding for the town’s annual gay pride event, has been voted out of office.
29 April 2013
Daughter of anti-gay marriage Tory MP makes ‘Misérable Lesbians’ equal rights movie 9 The daughter of an anti-equal marriage Conservative MP has produced a film in support of gay rights called Misérable Lesbians.
22 April 2013
Church of Scotland faces renewed internal division on gay ministers in sexual relationships 5 It is claimed up to 50 congregations may leave the Church of Scotland if the General Assembly votes next month to allow the ordination of ministers who are in same-sex sexual relationships.
4 January 2012
Spain’s first gay retirement home to be sited in Madrid suburb 9 The planners of Spain's first gay retirement home have secured a plot of land on the outskirts of the capital city.
30 December 2011
Speaker John Bercow talks of “duty to campaign” for gay rights abroad 50 The Speaker of the House of Commons, John Bercow, has talked of what he called his "duty to campaign" for the rights of gays and lesbians abroad.
14 December 2011
Ghana’s education ministry “optimistic” it can stop homosexuality 96 A spokesman for Ghana's Education Ministry has told the Accra Mail he is confident a programme in which teachers warn students of the "adverse consequences" of being gay will make it "a thing of the past".
15 November 2011
Lithuanian lesbians send handwritten postcards to every MP 8 The Lithuanian Gay League say the country's female LBT community is poorly represented nationally.
19 October 2011
Former Botswana president calls for legalisation of homosexuality 30 Festus Mogae, the former president of Botswana, has said that homosexuality should be decriminalised to help tackle HIV rates.
17 October 2011
US Republican lawsuit: ‘Gays don’t need heightened legal protections’ 22 A lawsuit filed by US Republicans says that gay people do not need the same level of legal protection accorded to other minorities because they are "not politically powerless".
11 October 2011
Scottish faith groups want gay marriage referendum 36 Two Scottish faith groups are calling for a referendum on gay marriage.
5 October 2011
Tennessee student says principal assaulted him for wearing gay rights t-shirt 20 A Tennessee student claims his principal assaulted him for wearing a t-shirt in support of a school gay-straight alliance.
23 September 2011
Video: Gay soldier booed at Republican presidential debate 122 A gay soldier who submitted a question to a Republican presidential debate was booed by the audience.
21 September 2011
Obama’s UN speech: We must stand up for gay rights everywhere 60 Addressing a meeting of the United Nations General Assembly today, US president Barack Obama urged countries to stand up for gay rights.
20 September 2011
Obama praises end of military gay ban 15 President Obama has hailed the end of the ban on openly gay troops.
20 September 2011
US military gay ban ends today 23 The ban on openly gay and lesbian US troops ends today after nearly two decades.
4 January 2011
Judge bans Ugandan media from outing gays and lesbians 10 A high court judge in Uganda has banned all media from outing gays and lesbians.
7 December 2010
US appeals court ‘could rule to lift California gay marriage ban’ 9 The US federal appeals court considering the ban on gay marriage in California could issue a narrow ruling on lifting the ban, reports say.
2 December 2010
Kenyan prime minister denies saying gays should be arrested 3 The prime minister of Kenya claims he never said that gays and lesbians should be arrested.
30 November 2010
Kenyan gay groups concerned after prime minister says they should be arrested 9 Gay groups in Kenya are concerned after the country's president said gays and lesbians should be arrested.
18 November 2010
UN deletes gay reference from anti-execution measures 17 A United Nations panel has deleted a reference to gays and lesbians in a resolution condemning unjustified executions.

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